Anna Dorn

Anna Dorn is a writer living in Los Angeles. A former criminal defense attorney, she regularly writes about legal issues for Justia and Medium. Her article on juvenile life without parole was published in American University Law Review. She has written about culture for LA Review of Books, The Hairpin, and Vice Magazine. Anna has a JD from UC Berkeley Law School, an MFA from Antioch University-Los Angeles, and a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill. Her memoir, Bad Lawyer, was published by Hachette Books in 2021.

No Tense Like the Present: Novels That Embrace the Immediate

Anna Dorn Advocates for Bringing the Reader Along on the Journey

June 8, 2022 By Anna Dorn

On Doing Everything Possible to Avoid Becoming a Lawyer (and Failing)

Anna Dorn Tries to Stay Out of the Family Business

May 10, 2021 By Anna Dorn

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